Hot tubs selling like hotcakes during pandemic
Realizing she could do better than the commission she earned selling hot tubs at her former job, Carol Benoit, of Cranston, decided to dip...
Preserving tradition through pasta
Jamie Freda spent her summers in Puglia, Italy, learning the finer points of cooking traditional Italian food from her grandmother.
“She taught me everything,” Freda...
Freelance designer takes work to next level by opening new storefront
A career in design is nothing new for Lincoln resident Kyleen Moraton. But over the past year, Moraton has taken her work to a...
Newport boutique features art, fashion ‘living harmoniously in one space’
The boutique FABuleuse in Newport has a simple goal: providing access to one-of-a-kind fashions and artwork.
Opened in May by Sandee Saunders and Alecta Rose,...
Aspiring singer trades in microphone for chiropractic degree, caring for others
Devon Barley was pushed by his father to be a singer but took the practical approach, following in his footsteps as a chiropractor.
Despite his...
Bajah’s Cat Cafe offers customers chance to adopt furry felines
Amanda Souza-Viera spent much of her childhood surrounded by animals on her great-grandmother’s Rhode Island farm. But more than the chickens, goats and cows,...
PureVita aiming to become New England’s premier marijuana testing lab
Typically, in states where the green, leafy substance has been legalized, the testing of retail and medical marijuana by government-certified labs is conducted by...
Connecting to the land, reducing food waste and building a community
Katherine Fotiades believes education and community engagement are the keys to running a successful agricultural operation.
Fotiades and partner Mark Phillips in September 2020 opened...
Pharmacy offers customers personalized service, free same-day delivery
Zahan Akbar opened a full-service pharmacy this year, Atwood Pharmacy Inc., knowing that personalized service for people taking medication would set him apart from...
Helping people find clarity and purpose through tarot readings, coaching
For Jamie Chatel, tarot is more than a fun party game.
It’s a way to tap into one’s own intuition, to make decisions with “the...
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